Motivational Things

[Sia]

A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked the "half empty or half full" question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: "How heavy is this glass of water?"

Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.

She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." She continued, "The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed – incapable of doing anything."

It’s important to remember to let go of your stresses. As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don't carry them through the evening and into the night. Remember to put the glass down!

[Sia]

A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes.”

“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, your children – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter – like your job, your house, your car.

The sand is everything else. The small stuff.”

“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued “there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.

Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”

[Zangy]

Better motivational thing for the site:

Lala got S rank and you have not.

[Sia]

Better motivational thing for the site:

Lala got S rank and you have not.

Better motivational thing: Lala got S-Rank and Orius has not.

[Zangy]

I had the first S rank character on the site. He just got modkilled.

RIP Jaku

[Sia]

But you do not have him now, therefor it doesn't count.

[Oth]

Better motivational thing for the site:

Lala got S rank and you have not.

Licht and Spade are S ranks.

Genkaku being S rank doesn't look that bad now.

[Zangy]

Yes, all three got to S rank before you.

[Punslinger]

[Versesai]

Jinseie was the first person to basically become a human genma at Chuunin and I think we can all agree that's basically a positive thing.

[Cylan]

Jinseie was the first person to basically become a human genma at Chuunin and I think we can all agree that's basically a positive thing.

Try and mask your anguish at the fact that Lala, Niro, and Sabre all got to S-rank before you all you like.